The data obtained from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 was used to yield estimates of the total number of instructional hours in each of the academic areas over a 3 year period. Rates of exposure to industrial arts and commercial courses exhibited large sex differences and small racial differences. Both white and…

Records of introductory college accounting students from 1976-78 were consulted to compare performance of those who had had exposure to bookkeeping courses in high school with those who had not. An underlying assumption was that high school counselors may be discouraging students from choosing business majors, in favor of liberal arts preparation…

THE COLLEGE BOUND PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP THE COLLEGE POTENTIAL OF DISADVANTAGED NINTH- AND 10TH-GRADE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. BEFORE ENTERING THE PROGRAM, 1800 "ACADEMIC RISK" STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A SUMMER SESSION TO EASE THEIR TRANSITION FROM JUNIOR TO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. MOST OF THEM WERE ENTERING HIGH SCHOOL WITH READING…

This fourth annual report describes the educational progress of students who had been admitted to the College Discovery and Development Program. In general pattern the implementation of the program remained unchanged from the previous year although there were a number of specific changes including those among staff and student personnel and…

This study set out to answer the question, "What are the components of high school courses that prepare students for successful entry into postsecondary education without the need for remediation?" Ten schools were identified where, in 2001 and 2002, students achieved scores on the ACT Assessment that made it likely they would succeed in…

This paper explains that 6 million U.S. middle and high school students are in serious danger of being left behind as the nation begins to implement the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act legislation. While great attention has been paid to increasing early childhood education opportunities and ensuring that every child can read by third grade, little…

The Upward Bound program seeks to promote high school completion and college attendance of high school students who come from low-income families or have parents who did not complete college. Specifically, Upward Bound projects provide academic instruction, career planning, and college application services, during the regular school year and…

High schools have traditionally focused on preparing students for entry-level jobs or for postsecondary education. Recently, federal legislation (e.g., 1990 and 1998 Perkins Acts) has encouraged a more integrated approach for all students, one that maintains college entry as a viable option while also providing a stronger foundation in work skills…

Commonly, when parents attempt to talk to their teenagers about school, the response is short and uninformative. Adults, whether teachers or family members, have taken this resistance as a sign of rejection. However, research in this field shows that, in fact, teenagers do want to interact with their parents, as well as other adults, and have them…

Describes the Postsecondary Education Planning Project, a partnership of eight Illinois high schools with Triton College, their local community college. The project provides a mechanism to survey high school students, enabling them to identify their postsecondary plans before they graduate. Lists six benefits of participating in the process. (TE)

To investigate differences in adolescents' action orientations in difference contexts, 42 sophomore and 41 senior high school students (41 males and 42 females) in vocational or college-preparatory tracks were studied. Differences between the career-preparation action orientation of the college-bound students and the adult-preparation orientation…

Investigated the impact of efforts to prepare average high school students for college admission, examining ethnic differences in academic retracking. A longitudinal evaluation of a school reform effort at four California high schools indicates that specific efforts to retrack general/vocational students into college-preparatory tracks offer…

A study investigated how well college-bound minority secondary school students are prepared for academic language tasks in college, how aware they are of their academic language needs, college academic culture, college curricular demands, and the effect of academic language instruction on these factors. Results indicate that students are generally…

Data from 882 high school students in 48 mathematics classes demonstrate that student achievement is significantly lower in general-track classes than in college-preparatory classes, with achievement in transition classes (classes in California and New York bridging the gap between elementary and college-preparatory mathematics) falling between…

Analyzes data from three surveys administered by Johnson County Community College in six participating public school districts concerning the career and educational interests of high school students. Suggests that many students who expect to attend college are not taking college preparatory courses and are adversely affected by high school grade…